hắc ám
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 黑暗 (“dark; unlighted”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hak̚˧˦ ʔaːm˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hak̚˦˧˥ ʔaːm˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hak̚˦˥ ʔaːm˦˥]
Adjective[edit]
- dark; unlighted
- (figurative) backward; unenlightened; evil; corrupt; sordid; dark